kubota king Loc: NW , Pa.

Looking on the web on a site that allows use of the B&W photos . I found one where it looks like a person is holding in there left hand a plaster or stone copy of a woman's face with a head dress . So I decided to try my skills of adding color , but not just adding color . I wanted to try to make the face look like a real person . For the eye color I decided to type in the search bar photos of blue eyes . Then I picked the color of blue I wanted to use for my eyes . I rebuilt the eyes to look real . I made the eyes looking down toward the person who is holding the casting to give it a more real like moment , and not a blank stare looking straight ahead. Then I added eyebrows and lashes with the paint brush set to 1 for size . The colors I decided to use for the head dress were picked because the head dress looked like something from the far east maybe . And I picked a normal skin tone with different colors used thru out the skin .

I left the rest of the photo B&W because I wanted the face and head dress to be the main subject , and I didn't want to remove the rest of the photo subject which is telling the story in the photo .

This is my real first try at something like this .

Thank you for taking time out of your day and looking at another one of my projects . And as always , if you leave a comment , a special thanks from me .Tommy

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Interesting and nicely done.
—Bob

couch coyote Loc: northern Illinois

I can't imagine how much time this must have taken, but you did it! I think it's excellent!

R.G. Loc: Scotland

The download is awesome. Did you smoothen the skin? If you did it might be an idea to leave some of the texture or add some of your own. The skin looks just too perfect. Apart from that, awesome.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Nicely done!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

David Martin Loc: Cary, NC

Nicely done. You could be a makeup artist.
Also interesting how the facial expression seems to change with the addition of color.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Your finished work is beautiful and amazing. Excellent work! It was just a ho hum picture that you really turned into something worthwhile.

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

Wonderful job Tommy. 👍👏👏

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

An excellent result for all your hard work, Tommy!

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Visually Appealing.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Way to go King. Maybe adding a little noise to the face would simulate skin pores and disguise the plaster surface a bit?

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

Remarkable effort - and thanks for the workflow information!

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

Very nicely done. it must have taken significant time and patience. I like it very much.

nanaval Loc: Cornwall

Very good, certainly brings it to life and as it is a plaster face I do not think it matters if it is smooth or not..